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Uraninite from
Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Uraninite, etc.

Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Comments:Uraninite can be easily identified in the rock with a geiger counter, and as its dark color stands out in the light rock. Crystals are usually fragments & are in the 0.3-0.5 cm range, bigger & complete crystals are rare.
Habit:as fractured crystals in Calcite, occurs also with Tremolite.
Colour:black/brown & metalic
Luminescent properties:none
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite9
Calcite5
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Faraday Hill Roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27879:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLockwoods Farm occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘAumacho River occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGreyhawk Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘCanada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHalo Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘEagles Nest occurrence, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
[Bancroft & District Mineral Collecting Guidebook, Bancroft Chamber of Commerce - 1998]
 
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